Boromir's guess the famous game #432 - P. T. Barnum - hownos wins

I'm thinking of some famous figure, it can be a philosopher, politician, entertainer, scientist, fictional character, criminal, animal, being, etc.
2. You need to ask me a yes or no question about this person, for example, "Is the person still alive?," "Does the person work in the entertainment industry?," any question you can think of that helps you to reveal the answer. The host answers with yes or no only.
3. Maximum 1 question and 2 guesses per player per answer.
4. The winner can either start a new game or say "pass." In case of a pass, the OP gets to start another.
5. Can't edit a question or guess once posted. Delete ONLY.

List of mystery persons https://moviechat.org/general/General-Discussion/61e5ba5467e86a3cf1da8e84/List-All-Boromirs-guess-the-famous-game-1-500


1. male? - Yes
2. fictional? - No
3. Born in the USA? - Yes
4. born before 1900? - Yes
5. writer? - Wrote a few books, but not really a big part of his fame
6. a man of science? - No
7. Inventor? - No
8. military? - No
9. Scholar? - No
10. born before 1800? - No
11. served in public office? Yes, but not why he was famous
12. Entertainer? He was in the entertainment business
13. born 1800-1830? - Yes
14. criminal? - No
15. Businessman? - Yes
16. Live Performer? - I can't find anything definitive

17. P. T. Barnum?

Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, and politician. Co-founder of the Barnum & Bailey Circus, his name has become synonymous with the word Showman.

Scoreboard:
nyctc7 - 94
hownos - 80
Boromir - 57
Kawada_Kira - 48
Carrot - 44
LauraGrace - 40
cyberbob - 32
tcrum - 18
capuchin - 7
sslssg - 3
lud - 2
Bloodshot77 - 2
bellington83 - 2
StoneKeeper - 1
FredBurroughs - 1
estcst - 1